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WHAT HAS CHANGED

No significant changes with this forecast update.

KEY MESSAGES

1) High confidence in dry conditions persisting through at least the middle of next week.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1...

A large area of high pressure will slowly drift south across the Northeast into the mid Atlantic region through the weekend. Subsidence form the high will provide continued dry conditions, mainly sunny/clear skies and light winds. Early morning lows will be chilly in the 20s to lower 30s, but highs should warm to normal levels today (mainly mid/upper 50s) and slightly above normal Sunday (upper 50s to lower 60s). A cold front approaching from SE Canada looks to move southeastward across the area on Mon, but due to limited moisture no precip is anticipated with just a period of increasing clouds. Ahead of the cold front, temperatures will be be mild Mon with highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s. Cooler temperatures will filter in for Tue/Wed behind the cold front with both days expected to be below normal, but continued dry as high pressure builds in. Milder temperatures return Thu/Fri, as another cold front may approach late next week, again with limited moisture.

AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Through 12z Sunday...Other than very localized fog and associated LIFR/VLIFR conditions right over KALB until 12z-13z, VFR conditions area expected to prevail through the 24 hour TAF period with a very dry air mass in place. There will just be BKN high level cirrus clouds around through this morning, then clearing out by afternoon. Winds will be variable less than 5 kt through the period.

Outlook...

Sunday Night to Wednesday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.

ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None.